Large Cap
Water Utilities
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
American Water Works
AWK
$28.7B
| $28.7B | $144.37 | 1.52% |
|
2
Sabesp
SBS
$16B
| $16B | $4.54 | 2.16% |
|
3
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$12.4B
| $12.4B | $43.52 | 1.73% |
|
Large Cap Water Utilities Stocks at a Glance
Water utilities distribute drinking water and provide treatment services under regulated frameworks. The most defensive utility niche: demand is essential and stable, with growth driven by rate increases funding pipe replacement and system consolidation.
There are 3 large cap Water Utilities stocks — companies in the Water Utilities industry with a market cap between $10B and $200B — worth a combined $57.1B.
The largest by market cap are American Water Works (AWK) at $28.7B, Sabesp (SBS) at $16B and Essential Utilities (WTRG) at $12.4B.
Among institutional investors, Sabesp (SBS) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 82 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 52 (21%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $57.1B across 3 stocks.
- Large Cap: market cap between $10B and $200B.
- Largest constituent: American Water Works (AWK), $28.7B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Sabesp (SBS), +52 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.